Sorry about the yellow! I'll change it from here on out!
So Wednesday was Skit day. You could have a maximum of 11 houses. Everyone piled into one of the auditoriums on campus to get our schedules for the day. My schedule read:
Italy
Egypt
China
Spain
England
Thailand
Ireland
Austria
Japan
I was thrilled to see 9 houses on my list. I was expecting far fewer, or none. My Pi Chi group was made up of almost all sophomores and I noticed that the girls who had been very picky and focused on the houses they hadn't wanted during the open house days had been asked back to the fewest and weren't thrilled about their list. Attitude really is everything.
Italy A trend I noticed during skit day is that many houses did some sort of MTV/Chelsea Lately plot. I may be giving away my university by saying this because it was a pretty big topic of conversation. The skit here was very cute. There wasn't much chance for conversation as the girls in the house house escorted us to our seats then back out after the skit, so any talking that occurred happened within those few minutes. I liked the skit here, it didn't blow me away but you could tell they spent a lot of time working on it and I definitely enjoyed myself.
Egypt I was really underwhelmed here today! I was really hoping I would have a better conversation than during day 1 but my conversation here was even more forced. That was a bummer. The skit here was also a play on MTV/E! Television. It was cute, not my favorite but they did a nice job. On the bright side their dancers were absolutely incredible. So good.
China I was SHOCKED to see China on my schedule but pretty excited to see what their skit would be like. The skit in China made me laugh harder than any other skit the entire day. Not only had these girls showed their campus stereotype to be false, they were clever and had put together an amazing set with a rather original theme and the main actress was brilliant. I absolutely loved it. I still didn't feel like this house was a good fit for me, but I'm glad they had invited me back for this day. That skit would've been something I would have hated to miss.
Spain I really really liked this house. It was still early in recruitment and I didn't want to get attached but I loved the personality of the girls here and really enjoyed their skit. Afterwards we were paired with girls and I happened to be paired with one of the skit girls and she was even funnier during our conversation. I really liked Spain and hoped I'd go back Thursday
England England was the only house that had a completely original skit. It wasn't based on a TV show or movie like all the other houses and I really liked that. I was led into the house by one girl, bumped by another who then led me to the skit area. Both were incredibly sweet girls and the conversations were nice. After the skit one of the girls I had talked to on day one made her way across the room just to tell me how excited she was to see me back at their house that day. I initially wanted to think this was just a recruitment tactic and they said it to everyone but she seemed so sincere. That was a really lovely gesture. I absolutely wanted to go back Thursday
Thailand This skit was very cute, based heavily on a old movie that utterly terrified me for years so that was weird, but they tied it into their recruitment theme which was very well done.
Ireland This skit actually surprised me. I don't know why I didn't expect to be wowed, but it was just really, really good. They too did a TV theme, but mixed it up by having commercials and show "previews" that most everyone would understand. My conversation wasn't as great as the first day but she was still a nice, sociable girl and we had a great talk! I liked Ireland
Austria This skit...it was very awkward. As I reflect on it, I'm almost at a loss for words to accurately describe it. I just didn't really understand what was happening at all. It was so strange. After the skit I was paired with a girl who seemed very uncomfortable and really didn't talk
I didn't know what to say so instead of her talking about me, I asked about her:
Mistake number 1:
Me:"So what made you want to join Austria?"
Her:"Well honestly I got cut from everyone but them, I rushed as a sophomore so my choices were limited." *looked like she's going to cry just reliving the experience* "But I love it now.."
My recovery was NOT smooth after that, I honestly was so taken aback by her response I didn't know what to say. Thankfully we only had small talk for a few more minutes then it was time to go. I really was hoping this house wouldn't be back on my list the next day, or at the very least I hoped I could avoid that girl. I felt terrible.
Japan This skit was cute, my 3rd favorite of the day behind China and Spain. Very very cute skit. Not too original as it was just like an episode of Chelsea Lately, but the girls were great actresses. Really liked it.
Ranking:
1. Spain
2. England
3. Thailand
4. Ireland
5. Italy
6. China
7. Japan
8. Egypt
9. Austria
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